The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-10-14
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
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Summary OF the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES
CORRESPONDENCE between President
Cleveland and Surveyor General George
W. Julian, of New Mexico, affords assur-
ance that the President will call the atten-
ton Of Congress to the land grants OF that
Territory, with view to speedy settle
ment of titles.
The Interior Department has decided to
adhere to the rule already in force not to
issue permits to persons to enter the Indian
Territory for hunting, fishing, etc. The
action of the department is influenced by
the objections of the Indians.
In relation to the case of United States
Consul Hatfield, of Batavia, Java, whose
arrest for fraud by the Dutch colonial
officials has been reported, it is learned, at
the Department of State, that shortly after
his arrest he was found to be insane. He
was permitted by the department to engage
in private business in addition to discharg-
ing his consular duties, and under the
treaty was responsible for his private acts
to the local authorities.
THE Treasury Department has decided
that sawed square pine timber imported
from Canada is dutiable at the rate OF e
per 1000 feet instead Of at the rate Of %
per cent. as before assessed by the collec-
tor at Plattsburg, N. Y.
The Interior Department officials attri-
butte the Crow troubles to the Vaccinations
of the Sioux, and propose to make an inves-
tigation soon.
COUNT MIrKIEwIcz, in q dispatch from
New York to Washington, denies that the
Chinese concessions have been revoked,
and says that neither party has any desire
to withdraw from the negotiations entered
into.
WITH parade Of nearly every militia
company in the city, the fire department.,
several thousand citizens and over 800
wheelmen, a continuous blaze of fireworks
for an hour and big outpouring of people,
the City of Washington on the 9th publicly
welcomed ex- Governor Alexander r Shep-
herd back to his native city after long
sojourn in Mexico.
THE Comptroller Of the Currency has is
sued call for reports on the condition Of
national banks at the close of business
Wednesday, October5.
1t is positively denied In Washington that
Judge Manning, the Minister to Mexico,
has resigned.
of the Utah Commission, have subnltted a
minority report, in which they declare that
the Mormons are quitting polygamy, and
no more stringent legislation is needed.
SECRETARY FAIRCHILD has issued cir
cular advising the striCtest economy in
administering the various customs Offices.
The Acting Secretary of the Navy has
received dispatch from Rear Admiral
Chandler, commanding the Asiatic squad
ron. in which he says he will send a ship
to homage island, Of the Caroline group, to
investigate the recent massacre and to
protect American interests and mission
aries.
THE EAST.
Rev. DR.. JOSEPH PARKER delivered his
eulogy on Henry Ward Beecher at the
Academy Of Music, Brooklyn, N. Y, on the
evening of the 4th.
In the New Hampshire House resolutions
were adopted for the appointment of com
mittee to investigate attempts to bride
members for the passage of the Hazen bill.
OVER 5000 Grand Army veterans of West
ern Pennsylvania paraded in Pittsburgh
the other afternoon.
Four more deaths from cholera were re-
ported from the New York quarantine on
the 4th.
The annual meeting of the New York
Clearing House Association was held re
Gently. The report presented showed tota
transactions during the past year of S36,
a.. 475, ITO. There were sixty-five members
of the association with o total capital and
surplus of Sl07, 276, 100.
DANIEL MANNING, ex-Secretary of the
Treasury, is reported again Frustrated witt
sickness.
Miss JOSEPHINE MILLER, a handsome
amateur actress and public reader of Bos
ton, has been arrested on the charge of
stealing property from the house Of Rev
Julian Smith which she had rented.
The district attorney Of Philadelphia has
decided that pool selling is gambling an(
has recommended that all pool rooms b.
closed by the police.
The new telephone probe has been sue
cessfuliy used in Bellevue Hospital, New
York, to locate bullet in a mans body.
REV. 7. Z. BEECHER has accepted thu
nomination of the New York Greenbacl
party for Secretary Of State.
SIR T. h. GRAFTON EsMoNDE and Arthur
O'Connor addressed large audience a
Cooper Union, New York, on the 5th in be
half of the Irish Parnell party.
Ex-GovERNoR WAsHBURNE died suddenl,
during a meeting of the American Boar,
of Missions at Springfield. Mass. recently
HowE's distillery, New York, burned re
Gently. Loss, $4,000.
The New York Chamber of Commerce ha
resolved: ''That business men of all partie
should unite in demanding speedy action b.
Congress looking to such reduction of on
revenues as will make the income of tn
Government conform nearly as PRACTICABLE
to the necessary expenditures OF the Ma
ton"
AMONG the passengers from Liverpool b,
the steamer City of Rome, which arrived a
New York on the 9th, were Hon. J.
O'Neill, Representative in Congress, of 81
Louis, and Governor Marmaduke, of Mis-
souri,.
ARTHUR II. SMELL, acting paying teller o
the Fulton Bank, Of Brooklyn, n. Y, ha
been arrested for Sc, 900 shortage in hi
accounts.
COLONEL A. W. QUINN, late Of the Quar-
termastcr's department OF the Unite
States Army, committed suicide, by hang
ing, at Manchester, n. H., recently. Hi
death was attributed to melancholia, conse
-quent upon the death Of his wife.
BYRD PAsE, the jumper. jumped 6 feet
inches the other day at Philadelphia, bea,
ing his own record of & feet 81 inches.
JOSIAH MILLS, who criminally assaulted
little girl in the Concord (N. H. cemetery
where she had gone to place flowers on he
mothers grave, was sentenced to twent
years in States prison.
GRoUNpLEss fears for the Volunteer wer
recently felt at Marblehead, Mass. III
gallant yacht arrived all right, having bee
detained by light winds.
The Brass Manufacturers Association
Of New York, has ordered that all member
OF the Brass Workers Union be locked on,
and that the shops remain closed until tn
mon aOrao y,of tn lemapd SATURDAY. hal